Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival - March 7 & 9

Flamenco aficionados, mark your calendars because the Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival is returning with a great list of artists! Set to take place on March 7th and 9th, this vibrant celebration of flamenco music will bring us two concerts. 

On March 7^th,  we will have a chance to hear a living legend: Tomatito, who returns to Los Angeles for his first show since 2016 and will perform with guest dancer, Karime Amaya. José Fernández Torres, aka Tomatito, is one of Spain’s great modern masters of the flamenco guitar. A brilliant innovator and improviser, Tomatito first made his name as a teenage prodigy in 1973, famously discovered by Paco de Lucia and invited to accompany legendary singer Camarón de la Isla at the age of 15. The precocious Roma teen from Almería would go on to have one of the most storied careers in flamenco music, recording four groundbreaking albums in the 1980s alongside de Lucia and El Camarón, and accompanying such flamenco luminaries as Enrique Morente, José Mercé, and Carmen Linares. As a solo artist, Tomatito has released over a dozen albums since his 1987 solo debut, winning multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Awards. 

Featuring piano soloist Andrés Barrios and special guest dancers Karime Amaya & Mizuho Sato

Date & Time: March 7, 8 p.m.

Location: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

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The second event of the festival will feature Jose Maya and Rycardo Moreno. Young bailaor born in a gypsy family of painters, actors and writers, Jose's lineage includes the historic bailaora Fernanda Romero and the cantaor Rafael Romero “El Gallina”. He is also related to the famous painters Antonio Maya and Jerónimo Maya. He began his career as a bailaor with nine years of age sharing a billboard in Madrid with dancers such as Antonio Canales, Juan Ramírez and Joaquín Grilo. At only thirteen years of age Jose was already touring across Spain with “El Güito” and Manolete. In 1998 he won the Copa Pavón award and appeared as a guest artist in the show “Raíces” by Antonio Canales.

Born in Lebrija, Sevilla, Rycardo Moreno is a musical producer, arranger, composer, and guitarist; the flagbearer of the flamenco avant-garde. 2019 Latin Grammy winner (with Arcangel), Rycardo performs as a soloist, in a trio or alongside great artists like Tomás de Perrate, La Tremendita, Jorge Pardo, or Ana Morales.

Featuring piano soloist Andrés Barrios and special guest dancers Karime Amaya & Mizuho Sato

Date & Time: March 9, 8 p.m.

Location: Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005

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